Ukraine has succeeded in depriving Russia of much of the windfall profits it would have made from oil exports during March and April, as the war in the Gulf sent prices soaring to above $100 a barrel, a series of sources suggest. Ukraine intensified a long-range strike campaign against Russian port and energy infrastructure on…
Editor’s note: This story originally appeared on Laser Wars, a newsletter about military laser weapons and other futuristic defense technology. Subscribe here. The U.S. military is once again pursuing flying directed energy weapons to counter threats to American airspace, according to the Defense Department’s missile defense boss. Speaking to members of Congress during a House…
The real value of this odd little memoir is not his dissent, but that it offers us something more unique: the story of a staff officer who labors in a war he never witnesses. He knows almost nothing of it, and indeed never sees combat. He spends all but a few hours of his tour…
MILAN — NATO’s eastern flank readiness remains uneven despite major financial commitments, as persistent mobility and decision-making vulnerabilities threaten rapid troop movements during wartime, a new report found. The findings were highlighted in the 2026 Annual Battle Readiness on the Eastern Flank, published last week by the Bratislava-based think tank Globsec. The report used what…
Season 2 of “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” wraps on Apple TV+ on May 1, and the show will spend ten episodes doing what Pentagon strategic planners have presumably never done: war-gaming a Kaiju event. The series is built around a covert government agency monitoring giant monsters called Titans. It stars father and son Kurt Russell…
Shorouk Express Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email A British soldier killed on duty in Ukraine has been named by the Ministry of Defence. Lance Corporal George Hooley, 28, of the…
Shorouk Express BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 8. Today, we jointly celebrate the fifth anniversary of a magnificent and perfect Victory that ended 30 years of occupation. I once again commemorate with mercy all the martyrs of the Patriotic War, the brave sons of Azerbaijan. May God grant peace to the souls of our martyrs and make…
Shorouk Express In pictures: Explosions seen over Gaza skyline after Netanyahu ordered ‘powerful strikes’ (AP) (AP) Harriette Boucher28 October 2025 21:10 Hamas delays return of hostage amid strikes Hamas delayed the hand over of another hostage on Tuesday after Israel revealed its plans to strike Gaza. Hamas’s armed wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, announced the postponement, citing…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email President Donald Trump said Saturday that his administration found funds to pay troops during the government shutdown, authorizing Secretary of War Pete Hegseth…
Shorouk Express Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email President Donald Trump and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth held their big military meeting on Tuesday that saw top brass from across the…
